Abstract Aim Understanding the incidence and epidemiology can inform clinicians policymakers about needs of population. There is no recent, large UK-based study on upper limb fractures. Our reports fractures treated at a major trauma centre over 7-year period Method We collected data fracture locations, age, gender, Charlson Comorbidity index (CCI), treatment options all Level I Trauma Centre f...

Supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children may be associated with nerve and vessel injury (Thomas and Alpar 1987). Sometimes attempts at manipulative reduction are unsuccessful. Recent papers have discussed treatment of displaced fractures by traction (Worlock and Colton 1984; Piggot, Graham and McCoy 1986). We report four cases in whom the neurovascular bundle and the biceps tendon came...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate 30-day postoperative complications of open reduction and internal fixation [ORIF] and total elbow arthroplasty [TEA] for the treatment of distal humerus fractures in elderly patients using a validated national database. METHODS Review of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database identified all elderly patients (>65 ...

BacKGRoUnD Pathological fractures of long bones secondary to metastatic lesions are common.1 Management of pathological humeral diaphyseal fractures with bone loss is challenging. Palliative internal fixation improves pain and quality of life.2 We describe a simple technique to address bone loss of the distal humerus (Fig 1) using Palacos® bone cement (Heraeus, Wehrheim, Germany) following retr...

BACKGROUND The optimal treatment of displaced fractures of the proximal part of the humerus remains controversial. We evaluated the long-term functional and radiographic results of transosseous suture fixation in a series of selected displaced fractures of the proximal part of the humerus. METHODS Over an eleven-year period, a consecutive series of 188 patients with a specifically defined dis...

INTRODUCTION Fractures of the distal humerus are a rare entity accounting for approximately 2% of the humeral fractures. Non union of the distal humerus is further rare and poses a major challenge. These fractures usually respond to open reduction and bone grafting but some may fail multiple surgical attempts at union and hence are labelled as "resistant" non union. We report a case of resistan...

background: considering the importance of an early diagnosis and proper decision-making in regards to the treatment of pediatric distal radius and elbow fractures, this study examines emergency medicine specialists’ accuracy in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients. methods: from 2012 and 2013, children less than 14 years old who were referred to an academic hospital emergency departmen...

Case Description-An adult golden eagle with a wound on its right wing caused by gunshot was presented to the University of Tabriz, Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Clinical Finding-Clinical examination and radiographs, revealed compound fracture in distal third of humerus, severe soft tissue compromise and irreparable loss of blood supply. Anemia and leukocy...

we present a 23-year-old man with distal humerus osteoid osteoma referring to our hospital with pain and progressive stiffness. the patient has been suffering from the disease for two years without a certain diagnosis. the radiographies of elbow did not reveal the pathology but further ct scan and mri studies demonstrated the tumor. the en block resection of the tumor resolved the pain immediat...